Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)

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No-deal Brexit and US tariff threat, combined with CO2 targets, make 2019 a challenging year

March 4, 2019

Europe’s automobile industry will face some fundamental challenges this year. These include the looming prospect of a no-deal Brexit, the ever-present threat of US tariffs on car imports from the EU, as well as meeting stringent CO2 targets – both those for 2020 and the recently-agreed post-2020 targets for cars, vans and trucks. Given the… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Global Europe, Innovation & Enterprise, UK in Europe

First-ever truck CO2 standards should be agreed soon, but avoid copying EU approach to cars

October 4, 2018

Every other year in September, the global truck industry meets in Hanover for the International Motor Show dedicated to commercial vehicles. Given that ACEA represents the EU’s seven major truck manufacturers, we were also present in Hanover to set out the industry’s joint position on the EU proposal for truck CO2 standards. Most notably, we… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energy, Innovation & Enterprise, Transport

New figures underline the importance of Europe’s auto industry

July 31, 2018

Early last month, we published this year’s edition of our popular Automobile Industry Pocket Guide. This comprehensive 74-page booklet provides you with an extensive overview of one of Europe’s key industries. In it, you will find the latest data on the contribution of the EU automotive sector to economic growth, society, mobility and the environment;… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energy, Innovation & Enterprise, Sustainable Dev., Transport

Standing up for international trade amid tariff threats and Brexit fears

March 30, 2018

Trade is a major pillar of our sector’s global competitiveness. In this respect, both Brexit and recent threats about ‘walling off’ national markets are posing a serious threat to jobs and growth in the European automotive industry. EU auto manufacturers exported more than 6.1 million motor vehicles last year, generating a trade surplus of more… » read more

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EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Innovation & Enterprise, Transport

Digitalisation and the future of auto retailing

January 31, 2018

Every year, the month of January kicks off with the Brussels Motor Show. While the latest cars on display there clearly proved that vehicles are undergoing a not-so-quiet revolution, coming with state-of-the-art connectivity technology and an expanding range of powertrain options, there are also other players in the automotive supply chain that are changing rapidly.… » read more

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InfoSociety, Innovation & Enterprise, Transport

Commercial vehicles: no single powertrain can cover all their many and varied needs

October 30, 2017

Commercial vehicles – like trucks, vans and buses – are not consumer goods; they are tools used to get a job done. When looking at passenger cars, the main variable is the amount of people to be transported. A single commercial vehicle, however, might be used for very different purposes and at very different degrees… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Innovation & Enterprise, Transport

Progress in reducing the environmental footprint of car production

June 29, 2017

European automobile manufacturers have significantly reduced the environmental impact of vehicle production over the last decade, as new figures show. Even though car production has been on the rise again since 2013, the industry has succeeded in decoupling CO2 emissions, energy consumption, water usage and waste generation from production growth. At the beginning of June,… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energy, Innovation & Enterprise, Transport

Platooning: Dutch EU Presidency wants to accelerate the introduction of self-driving trucks

November 26, 2015

In the first week of October, Bordeaux hosted the 22nd ITS World Congress, the largest conference on intelligent transport systems (ITS) in the world. ACEA joined more than 10,000 experts to explore the potential of ITS technology. From the perspective of Europe’s heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers, developments in the field of truck platooning are among the… » read more

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Climate & Environment, EurActiv.com, InfoSociety, Innovation & Enterprise, Transport

Erik Jonnaert

Erik Jonnaert is Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), which represents the 15 Europe-based car, van, truck and bus makers.

Erik Jonnaert is Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA), which represents the 15 Europe-based car, van, truck and bus makers.

 

More information can be found on www.acea.be or @ACEA_eu.


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